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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Quiz

Dava Sobel
This Study Guide consists of approximately 25 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Longitude.

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Quiz

Dava Sobel
This Study Guide consists of approximately 25 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Longitude.

Take our free Longitude quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How much did the Board of Longitude award both Earnshaw and Arnold? (from Chapter 14: The Mass Production of Genius)

2.

Who awarded Harrison the remainder of the prize money? (from Chapter 13: The Second Voyage of Captain James Cook)

3.

What role did the Board of Longitude play? (from Chapter 6: The Prize)

4.

Who was famous for reducing the motion of the planets to a few equations? (from Chapter 9: Hands on Heaven's Clock)

5.

What did Lieutenant Commander Rupert T. Gould of the Royal Navy do to Harrison's clocks? (from Chapter 15: In the Meridian Courtyard)

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